Written question asked by Gerald Howarth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 March 2004. It was answered by Ivor Caplin (Labour) on Monday, 8 March 2004 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many claims his Department has received for campaign medals for those ex-service personnel who served in the Suez Canal Zone between 1951 and 1954 from (a) former Naval personnel, (b) former Army personnel and (c) former RAF personnel. - Inc table.

Answer: Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many claims his Department has received for campaign medals for those ex-service personnel who served in the Suez Canal zone between 1951 and 1954 from (a) former Naval personnel, (b) former Army personnel and (c) former RAF personnel. [156833] Mr. Caplin: The Ministry of Defence has received the following applications from veterans and their families up to week ending 20 February 2004. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Service Number of applications Royal Navy 1,521 Royal Marines 622 Army 25,048 Royal Air Force 7,076 Total applications 34,267 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c1267W;418 c1268W; 156833
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Applications Army Air force Navy Military decorations Suez (Egypt) General Service Medal Veterans
Contains statistics: Yes
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